Best of Bellator Video: Bryan Baker vs. Jared Hess at Bellator 50

Back in September, Bryan Baker joined his second Bellator tournament and looked for his 10th win in 11 fights.

Standing across from him at Bellator 50 and the start of the season-five middleweight tournament was the tough-to-finish Jared Hess.

In our latest Best of Bellator Video installment, we take a look back at
that opening-round tourney fight.

Prior to each new event, Bellator Fighting Championships and
MMAjunkie.com dig into the video archives for a classic fight. Although
launched in 2009, Bellator has promoted dozens of events and hundreds of
fights. We seek out some of the best for our weekly Best of Bellator
Video series.

At Bellator 50, Baker (15-2 at the time) looked to continue his improbable run following a 2010 leukemia diagnosis and later going into remission. After a runner-up finish to Alexander Shlemenko in a season-two Bellator tournament, Baker wanted to claim a title shot in season five, but he first had to get by Hess (11-2-1), who had posted stoppages in all of his career wins. Additionally, Hess’ only career losses had come via injury.

Check out the embedded clip for the full fight.

And for more on tonight’s Bellator 63 event, where Baker takes on Carlos Pereira in in a season-six welterweight tournament, check out the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

Prior to each event, Bellator Fighting Championships and MMAjunkie.com dig into the video archives for a classic fight for our Best of Bellator Video series. Catch Bellator events throughout the year on MTV2. Additionally, check out bellator.com for official information, and stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com for the organization’s upcoming schedule.

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